Chapter 5

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It was morning and the winter vacation has started . It may be a new day for the sun or may be the sky but Riddhima was still left yesterday ................. still in thought of the Mister unknown.

Walking blindly she made the coffee and went out in the garden to cope her preoccupation of thoughts. Strolling around with the cup , her mind was running in plans to reach him.

How to reach him and how to ask him, if he was not well . What if he just walk away, what if he gets angry at the question, how she would handle his anger all this was running in a mind when she saw something.............

They call it destiny I think.

That man was walking past her home again.

She couldn't believe it for a second , coming to her senses , she ran to the door. She was about to call him but she stopped. She knew the results of calling him, he would again walk away. Following him sounded a better idea and so she did. She started walking behind him quietly .

The man walked down the road with him trembling steps and walked into an abandoned building. Riddhima slowly followed him to the building and walked in. This was not at all a good decision, to go into such an abandoned place and that to following a stranger but  Riddhima was nowhere to stop. She has to reach the secret of this man.

Walking slowly , she hid behind the broken pillar while the man went to the centre of the abandon building and looked up at the sky.

Quietly sitting on a rock, his head deep into his palm. Riddhima was very sure that he was not at all well ,he needs someone, but he can't ask . This was a common problem for every patient who was mentally disturbed, they don't speak.

This has always irritated her , why don't ask help if they need it but somewhere she knew how "good" this world was .

She smiled sarcastically at herself for thinking that. Looking at him once again she finally decided to return. She stepped back when a birch broke under her foot announcing someone's presence.

Oh no Riddhima leave......, Her mind shouted.

She ran slowly towards the door when a hand grabbed her wrist.

She turned in fear and the man was next to her.

"What are you doing here."

The man finally spoke, this was the first time , she heard his voice . Be it of anger but she felt happy that he spoke. Somewhere she knew that he would speak in this way only , someone won't welcome you if you are spying on him .....

"No........ I mean I was......".

" what are you doing here..."

The anger in stone was rising and his grip on her hand was growing more and more strong.

"Actually I am a psychologist.......

I thought you need help so ......", She stopped , she wanted to speak this one nicely and she just messed up , not so quickly.

"I don't need help ".He pulled her hand and directed her to the door.

"Leave from here never come behind me again.......", He said throwing her hand.

"Excuse me .............please listen to me once ........... I can help you out of this just tell me the problem."

"Why are you disturbing me , actually, what's is your problem and I don't want your rubbish help so just leave.... "

" You don't know me but I know you..........

Do you remember we met yesterday........ At tea stall....... Before that , that night........ ".

"Leave........ do you understand........ leave....... and wait wait....."

He took out his coat and threw it at her.

"......take this along with you, I don't need you neither this.....

Just clear out before I throw you.......", The man looked at her in disgust and anger.

She looked at him for a while calming herself down and she took a deep breath.

"Running away won't make the problem easy and making me go away don't stablish you as a very strong person ........................... and you , need this........" Saying she threw the coat again at him again.

" And yes want or not , you are in need of help so it's better just take it." She said with a affirming eyes.

"And who are you to order me." , The man narrowed his eyes.

"I'm no one to order you, I am just here to help you ...............................and why are you hiding yourself in your pain , running from it won't help, someday or the other you have to face it and you are not a criminal that you are ashamed of yourself, you're just not well."

The look in his eyes , the indispensable wrath was now above any words. He grapped her shoulder and pinned her to the wall.......

" Criminal.............. how dare you call me a criminal....

...............I am not a criminal ok , say it say it now I am not a criminal.......".

This sudden jerk was the most unexpected thing for Riddhima. She never thought he would react in this manner ............ Never.

But for the first time she felt that he can be harmful.

Looking at her and then at himself , his grip loosened and he walked back.

"Please leave.".

Riddhima looked up to the man, his eyes had some pain , a deep one , harmful she thought before.

She picked up the thrown coat and dusted off the sand . She held his hand and kept it and walked to the door.

"I am leaving but if you need any help just remember I am there ......... Always................... never feel that the problem is so big that it can't be solved , there is always a way out..................... and sorry .................."

She walked out with a blank mind ,her unsure eyes and immovable lips clearly narrated how disturbed she was no matter the efforts she put on to look calm.

Pihu was standing at the door looking for her when she entered.

"where were you.......... I was looking for you ....."

Riddhima walked in quitely and Pihu approched her. As the fire in the fireplace faded Riddhima narrated the incident which just occurred.

".............What now I'm telling you Riddhi , he is a psycho , he needs to be admitted into asylum...... and wait a minute what you told him we will help him no......not at all he is so harmful." Pihu exclaimed.

"Come on Pihu ,these people need us we can't run away from them.........." Riddhima spoke.

"god...... now I think what a blunder I did after telling about the idea of helping this man to complete the assignment." Pihu diped her head into the pillow.

Riddhima looked at her.

"It's no more about the assignment now , it's about his life .....................we can't let someone die when we can actually help him to come out of it."

"In this whole word only you are left to help that men out, there are many people to do that...." Pihu stated her point.

"Not many people are there pihu...................... Only few people help , but many need it. What we have to do, we don't have to do anything ,we can just help him that it and after all we are psychology students."

Pihu knew that no one can defeat her now , her Mother Teresa mode was on again what she said was somewhere right....... But best friend rarely leave you with clear opinion, just there things.

"Ok....... but he won't come to our house this is simply done.............. we would go to at his place and will help him in whatever way he need....." Pihu exclaimed.

"Wait a minute , he threw you out of that building . I don't think he will come ........", Pihu said with  unsure eyes.

" He comes or not but let's hope that he do , he give attention to what I said to him ...................problem won't diappear we have to erase them , it's ,  it's ........................." She paused for a moment, "......Until he is ready to be helped , we can't help him out...... ".

They both looked at each other and then at the fire which faded away.

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P.S.-

Sometimes the wrong way leads to right destination.

But" sometimes "is the word , just hope the same for this wrong way.

Yay or nay??